Streaming music apps and discovery services are a dime a dozen, but even the best ones have a hard time competing with the names everyone already knows. Even so, getting out of your comfort zone a little bit and trying a new service will only reward you with tons of great new music. Here are a few services we love… »7/31/14 4:00am 7/31/14 4:00am

Beyond the sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll, musicians work their butts off. What you see on stage or hear on your iPod is a distillation of years of hard work. Naturally, they have a lot of lessons we can all learn from to be more productive. Here are a few. »7/29/14 10:00am 7/29/14 10:00am

Web: Spotify's radio feature already tries to suggest bands and artists based on the ones you like, but Discover suggests new music to you based on the people you follow. Your recommendations will be packed with playlists, songs, and artists your friends enjoy that you may not have tried. »5/29/13 5:00am 5/29/13 5:00am

Plenty of music services hit you with music your friends like, or find music based on what you already like, but UndergroundMusic.fm has a different mission: To deliver new, fresh music from up and coming bands that put their music on the web for free, hoping fans like you will fall in love with them. »5/03/13 5:30am 5/03/13 5:30am

Facebook is the largest marketing channel for most musicians and bands. Surprisingly, it's also the one they know least about. This guide breaks down why Facebook is important, how it works, and most importantly, the steps to make Facebook work for musicians and fans.»7/13/12 7:00am 7/13/12 7:00am

Planning a road trip this summer? RoadTrip Mixtape is a new webapp from The Echo Nest that takes your start and end points, gets driving directions from Google Maps, and then creates a playlist for each leg of your trip made entirely of musicians and bands who got their start in the cities you'll be driving through. »7/13/12 4:00am 7/13/12 4:00am